Indopedia All Things Marijuana
The imported narcotic Spice, the smokeable bath salts equivalent that the media often dubs “synthetic marijuana,” was responsible for over 60 overdoses in one small Pennsylvania town over a three day period last weekend, shifting focus for a community that has for years been focused on the state’s persistent opioid epidemic.
According to Lancaster Online, emergency medical responders in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania reported to 65 overdose calls between Friday July 7th and Monday the 10th, with almost all of the ODs stemming from the smokeable research chemicals masked as “fake weed.”
“In 72 hours, that’s a lot of overdoses. And it’s not heroin. We are dealing with K2 or synthetic marijuana,” Lancaster EMS executive director Bob May said.
But while the media, the corner stores that sell it, and the medical technicians responsible for responding to the overdoses continue to call the drug “synthetic marijuana,” the benign plant matter laced with chemical hallucinogens still has absolutely nothing to do with weed.
In Pennsylvania, a real medical marijuana program will debut next year, but with strict restrictions on access, prices expected to break…
